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UD profs to lecture on contemporary art at DCCA 1:33 p.m., March 23, 2007--Two University of Delaware professors will offer talks in the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts' May lecture series, “Issues in Contemporary Art.” Amalia Amaki, professor of Black American Studies and curator of the Paul R. Jones Collection at the University of Delaware, will speak on "Tree Souls and Iconic Souvenirs: Recurring Themes in the Work of Alison Saar" at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 15. Hilton Brown, professor of art, art conservation, art history and museum studies at UD, will speak on “Printmaking and Woodcuts,” at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 22. The lectures complement two major DCCA exhibitions, “Contemporary Woodcuts,” an exhibition of works by Phillia Yi that opens April 18, and “Duped: Prints by Alison Saar,” which opens April 20. Yi, a Korean American creates large-scale woodcut prints that meld themes from the Eastern and Western worlds. Saar, best known for her sculpture and printmaking, employs archetypal images to reach out to audiences from backgrounds as culturally and ethnically diverse as her own European, American-Indian and African-American heritage. The series opens at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, with a presentation by Susan Issacs, DCCA adjunct coordinator, on “Issues of Ethnicity in Contemporary Art.” On May 8, Isaacs will discuss “The Prints of Alison Saar and Phillia Yi.” Cost of the lectures is $15 each or $50 for the series for the general public; $10 each and $30 for the series for DCCA members; $5 per lecture and $15 for the series for students. Registration deadline for the lecture series is Tuesday, April 24. Interested persons can register online at [www.thedcca.org] or by contacting Holly Bennett at the DCCA, 302-656-6466, ext. 7101, or [hbennett@thedcca.org] This program is partially funded by a grant from the Delaware Humanities Forum, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities. DCCA, a noncollecting art museum founded in 1979, presents more than 30 exhibitions annually of regionally, nationally and internationally recognized artists that explore topical issues in contemporary art and society, as well as symposia, lectures and tours. The center is housed in a renovated industrial building at 200 South Madison St. in the heart of the rejuvenated Wilmington Riverfront. DCCA gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday. Admission is $5 adults, $3 for students and senior citizens (age 65 and up), with children under 12 admitted free. Admission is pay as you like on Wednesday and free until 1 p.m. Saturday. DCCA is wheelchair-accessible. For more information, visit [www.thedcca.org]. |
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